Florida Trust For Historic Preservation

Protecting Florida’s most endangered historic places since ’78.

BY THE NUMBERS: The Impact of Historic Preservation in Florida Every Year:

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Preservation News: March 2026

Preservation momentum keeps building into the new year! Historic preservation is still making headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other

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Trustee Emeritus Spotlight: Dr. William R. “Bill” Adams

An Inadvertent Historic Preservationist From humble beginnings, Dr. William R. “Bill” Adams succeeded as a scholar, in the CIA, as a political appointee and then a historic preservationist.  Adams served the Florida Trust from its inception in 1978 to 1985. “The Florida Trust organized to acquire membership to develop funding

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Trustee Emeritus Spotlight: Donald “Don” Slesnick II

A Historic Preservationist for All Seasons Living in history while residing in the original student quad during his University of Virginia undergraduate career was inspiration for Don Slesnick’s lifelong dedication to historic preservation. Over time that evolved into what he considers his preservation philosophy. He said he believes adaptive reuse

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Preservation News: February 2026

Preservation momentum keeps building into the new year! Historic preservation is still making headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other

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ADVOCACY UPDATE: Urgent Need – Draft Budgets Disappointing for Preservation

Florida’s draft state budgets have left out critical funding for historic preservation, including zero dollars for Special Category Historic Preservation Grants and inadequate support for the Historic Cemeteries program. If these budgets pass as written, preservation projects across Florida will suffer, and the expert, ranked recommendations of the Florida Historical

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Trustee Emeritus Spotlight: Ellen Uguccioni

Ellen Uguccioni – Fighting for Historic Preservation Ellen Uguccioni, an early fighter in the historic preservation movement, served as a Florida Trust trustee during the exciting mid-1980s. During her tenure, the Florida Trust was deeded the 1910 Queen Anne Victorian Hays Hood House, a much-needed command post in the capital

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Preservation News: January 2026

Preservation momentum keeps building into the new year! Historic preservation is still making headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other

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